Write your reps!! it only takes a second

After several rounds of letters and emails, I kept this round short. I just sent them an email reminding them that during elections, give overwhelming consideration to the NRA ratings and voter guides. A short and sweet message.
 
I have gotten lax here.

Don't make my mistakes folks. Let's keep at this once a day. I am sorry for having lapsed and I will continue to do as much as I can.

TTT
 
Just last January I sent 29 emails to the 29 Oregon State senators regarding gun bans. Four people responded, a bunch were deleted without opening.

I can see why people don't bother to write their state legislators.:mad:
 
Dajowl

In the time it takes to write a reply here you could copy and paste your origional message into the NRA thing and have it go to all your state reps or all your federal reps.

I know it is frustrating but you can at least make them take the effort to delete it.

Thanks, Veermonter
 
Re Write Your Representatives, remember the following:

1. The input of effort on your part is small.

2. The benefits to you, the writer or caller, could be immense.

3. The toll free phone number for Capitol Switchboard, tell them which congressional of senatorial office you wish to speak with and the operators connect you, is 1-866-220-0044.

The ball is now on your side of the net, as is sometimes observed. Writing Letters To The Editor can help too.
 
Hope it helps, as in that others use it.

As I recall, I've posted it before, possibly not here, though I believe so.

I also wonder as to why the NRA, in it's mailings, which list 202 are code numbers, do riot list the 866 number, which is TOLL FREE, a factor that might make a difference to some.
 
Also, I found this awesome website on another thread here on TFL

It's called Popvox.com... you sign in and you can weigh in on certain issues. It completes this with a pie chart of all users who have answered. The average gun control bill is opposed by a whopping 96% of popvox users. When you support or oppose, you can write a letter listing why and this will be sent to your representative in the House or the Senate (depending on where the bill is)
 
Just wrote my representative Mr. Ron DeSantis

Message Subject: Please do not give an inch
Message Text:
Hello Mr. DeSantis, I am writing you today on the very much talked about topic of gun control. As a young person who will be able to vote for the first time next year, this is the first time I have ever attempted to directly contact a representative of mine. I know you get a lot of e-mails so I would like to cut to the chase. I do not believe that any part of any firearms ban is effective or constitutional. Simply put, to ban any kind of firearm (including those that have been banned up to this point) is infringing on rights. It can be argued that it does not mean we can not own a gun, but by simply limiting what we can own, I believe this constitutes an infringement. I believe today, if the founding fathers were around, the would be surprised at the number of people willing to to give up the rights they secured for us to help us avoid the very fights many people dedicated their lives to. It is not about what is necessary for hunting or even self-defense. We have the right to arm ourselves in the attack of a tyrannical government, civil insurrection, or invasion of a foreign entity. I would like to note that these weapons that "have no place on our streets" have been used to great effect to protect personal property from looting in cases of riots and natural disasters. I also feel it is worth nothing that of NFA registered automatic weapons, there are only 3 cases since the enactment of that law where one was used in a crime. I myself am in support of an AR-15. I believe every American who wants one should have one. I don't know why this particular weapon is so demonized, other than the fact that it is popular. Its use in mass crimes is not due to any unique abilities that aren't present in other weapons. It is simply iconic, available, and produced by more companies than almost any other rifle design. It is today's musket over the mantle. I desire to use one of these firearms for marksmanship and sporting purposes. The .223 round is a light round and not terribly effective against flesh targets -- to the point that in many states you cannot hunt with it as it is not considered powerful enough for a humane kill. I desire one of these rifles because it is modular, able to be used (in my case) for everything from long range marksmanship to 3 gun NRA shooting competitions. If I ever had to defend myself with one, I would not hesitate and I would hope my last thoughts before dying would not be "If only those 10 rounds hadn't gone so fast, this might not have happened." One last thing I would want you to think on: law enforcement officers are there to respond to criminals. The same criminals that we may be faced with in our daily lives. What does it tell us when law enforcement officers dealing with the same criminals that threaten us want to carry an AR-15 with a standard capacity magazine and a handgun holding 15 or 17? Certainly they deal with it on a daily basis and if they (rightfully) feel the need to use these for defense against the very criminals that might endanger us, perhaps we should consider that in fact it can be necessary (to say nothing of the constitutional right to do so). Thank you for your time, Mr. DeSantis, and as our representative I truly hope that you will not give one inch of our rights when it comes time to vote. Dakota Potts

I guess the e-mailer I used on his website destroyed my line breaks.
 
My latest letter to reps in CA

I also sent it to my reps in Washington with a few changes

Hello

My names is ------ and I am writing you because I am concerned about the
new gun control legislation that was or is about to be introduced . I do not
believe new gun laws will stop criminals from doing bad things . I also don’t
believe any new gun control laws will solve the real issues . The issues I feel
should be top priority are . Mental illness , judicial discretion and family
values .

I keep hearing people saying things like these "ASSAULT" weapons must be taken off the streets . When the fact is they are almost never used in firearm related murders or shootings . In 2010 the FBI did a study that showed there were over 10,000 firearm related homicides in the U.S. that year . Of that 10k+ a rifle was used only 358 times . Of that 358 less then 100 were so-called ASSAULT rifles . Like I said less then 1% of all firearm related deaths in 2010 were caused by someone using an ASSAULT weapon .

Criminals don't care about laws , so making new ones will not stop any crimes . The young man involved in the CT school shooting did not buy the guns he used , he STOLE them and killed the legal owner just before going on his shooting spree . What law on the books now or being proposed would have stopped the shooting in CT .

YES as a nation and human beings we can't sit back and do nothing when 20
children get killed but banning weapons that are almost never used in crimes
while ignoring the real issues plaguing are society is a real problem for me . I
will not support and candidate that does not look at the real issues first
before infringing on my 2nd amendment rights .

I'm writing every member of the state senate and every state assembly member and asking you please do not support any new gun legislation at this time . I vote and I will volunteer to help others vote as well . I've always voted the candidate and not the party . I will not vote for any candidate that supports new gun legislation and I will encourage others to do the same . I will also be consulting the NRA grading system to help me out in the polling booth

Thank you for your time
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Form letters just got me form letter responses making it obvious my letter was not read.

So i sent another and much more simple letter.

"If you vote for gun control, I will vote you out."

Period.

I think they might actually read that one and it is nothing but truth.
 
Form letters just got me form letter responses making it obvious my letter was not read.
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Just because they don't get a response doesn't mean they don't have an effect.

When a controversial piece of legislation is up for consideration, politicians look for numbers. It works like this: HR 64265 is up for a vote. Senator Gribley wants to know what his constituents think, so he instructs his staff to count the number of letters he gets in support of it vs. how many he gets opposing it.

He may not respond, but he'll notice when he's got a smattering of letters in support and hundreds (or thousands) in opposition. He's going to take this into account when passing his vote.

Unless you live in a small town of 600 people, chances are Gribley (and his staff) simply doesn't have the time to respond. That doesn't mean we're not getting through.
 
I too have a tendency to try to use logic and facts to back up my position when writing to my representatives. I have come to the realization that a simple “I am against” or “I support” any particular legislation should suffice.
Most of these folks don’t actually read our letters nor should we be concerned with changing their personal opinion. They work for us and quite frankly they have no right to consider their personal take on any particular bill as anything more than 1 yea or nay just like the rest of us. Their job is to listen to their constituents and vote according to the yea or nay tally of those constituents whether that representative agrees with the constituents or not.

We should be writing our reps letters to remind them of that fact!

I have but of course there is no form letter for that and I have yet to get a response.
 
Tom Servo:

What you noted in your post is exactly on point, which is why I have been nagging people for years regarding the need, the importance of making yourself heard, as with that squeaking hinge is the one that gets oiled.

The opinion that wasn't voiced is the one that isn't considered. There is absolutely no excuse these days for not being heard, receiving a response is another story, your comments on that aspect are most likely on point. Elected things often have local offices as well as offices in the state or national capitol. As I've mentioned before, 1-866-220-0044 rings at Capitol Switchboard. The ladies who answer, most often it's a lady who answers, will connect callers with any congressional of senate office requested. Once there, you might speak with a staffer, or you might speak with an answering machine. Tallies are made however, and as the old saying goes, the really dumb question often turns out to be the one not asked.

People, make yourselves heard. The rights your voice defends are yours, and if you will not act in their defense, can you reasonably expect anyone else to so do?
 
TTT

I know broken reccord but if every member here would take 30 seconds and do this it would make a dent and an impact.

Regards, Vermonter
 
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